The US and other OECD countries had high levels of GDP per person in 2011 despite growing at a moderate rate from 1960 to 2011 because:
A)of exploitation of foreign countries.
B)their economies had grown at a moderate rate for a century or more.
C)they stole the wealth of less developed countries.
D)all of the above.

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The question suggests that GDP per person in the US and other OECD countries had grown at a moderate rate from 1960 to 2011. Therefore, the best explanation for their high levels of GDP per person in 2011 is that their economies had grown at a moderate rate for a century or more, which allowed for a steady accumulation of wealth and development. Exploitation of foreign countries or stealing the wealth of less developed countries does not account for the sustained growth and high levels of GDP per person in these countries.

The US and Other OECD Countries Had High Levels of GDP